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YOUR RESEARCHSamcrac (youtube) bought a 996!!
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he'll keep the 996
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I suspect he'll keep the 996 because he seems excited about his first 911.
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I check the local lista often but never found anything id consider a �steal� as Sam would put it
Repair duct work replacement, front bumper replacement and repaint
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You add the cost of coolant system repair, duct work replacement, front bumper replacement and repaint, it will probably exceed the $10K mark.
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haha-yeah I just saw this. He's one of my favorite auto youtubers because he actually gets stuff fixed and keeps them. Enjoyed watching the R8 episodes.
Copart auction is literally 5 min from my house. I check the local lista often but never found anything id consider a �steal� as Sam would put it
one day impulse will win lol
My wrecked 911 came from their auction.
I check Copart almost everyday. Always looking for Acura TL Type S manual trans cars, BMWs, and Porsches. I have a friend with an account. He bids on anything I am interested in. Never won anything yet.
What Samcrac needs to realize is that although he got a 996 for around $5K, a Mk1 996 coupe with that many miles is probably only worth about $10K as a salvage vehicle. It will be interesting to see if he can put it back together under that mark. You add the cost of coolant system repair, duct work replacement, front bumper replacement and repaint, it will probably exceed the $10K mark. But maybe this guy knows people that can get it done cheap.
I haven't seen him attempt to sell any cars for a profit. He has kept a lot of them. He gave the money pit Jetta to a friend (who teaches wrenching to special needs youngsters) and then eventually took it back and gave him a nicer car because the Jetta was a total piece of junk. I suspect he'll keep the 996 because he seems excited about his first 911.
Frankly, I'm glad to see a 996 getting brought back and not having an LS swap inflicted on it (a la hoovie).
AFAIK he doesn't do any painting himself. His sweet spot is "undercarriage/suspension damage" which theoretically minimizes the body work that has to be done.
I don't think he really got a particularly good deal on that car. I think he's going to end up spending as much money rebuilding that car as he would just buying one with a clean title that needed a little deferred maintenance performed.
The professional YouTubers have several revenue streams including views (approx $7k per million views according to another automotive YouTuber), merchandise, and donations. If he ends up with 10k in a 10k car, he is way ahead.
